About the role
Responsibilities
Assist staff dietitians with tasks related to client care, including preparing food/meals/snacks and putting away grocery deliveries Doing dishes, preparing food, cooking food, and simple grocery shopping trips Cleaning/tidying kitchen after meals and snacks Kitchen chores and Milieu Chores daily (ie, deep cleaning, restocking items, etc.) Collaborate with other members of a dynamic, multidisciplinary treatment team May include some light lifting Other tasks as assigned by manager
Requirements
Live, behave and talk in a way that reflects a non-diet, non-weight biased relationship with food and body. Exhibit a high degree of confidentiality and personal boundary setting Openness to learn new skills and take risks Comfortable with basics of nutrition, ie basic cooking skills, grocery shopping, dishwashing, etc.
Hours
8-24 hours weekly; summer hours
Compensation: unpaid Whitman College students please apply for the Whitman Internship Grant.
Opal’s Aspiration: To contribute to a world where all are able to live fully with freedom Opal’s Vision: To inspire cultural change regarding food, body, movement and mental health Opal’s Mission: To free people from diet culture by offering eating disorder treatment for food, body and exercise concerns Staff Values: Better Together. Curiosity and Learning. Do it. Self-Inquiry. Repeat. Change the Script.